Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Bell Bottom’ gets banned in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar for allegedly ‘tampering with historical facts’ – Times of India

According to a report in a news portal, the film is based on a real-life incident set during the time when Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India. It is a story of an aeroplane hijacked in the 1980s. The film certification in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar has banned the film for allegedly ‘tampering with historical facts.’

The report added that the second half of ‘Bell Bottom’ shows the hijackers taking the aircraft to Dubai from Lahore. As per the actual incident that took place in 1984, United Arab Emirates Defence Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum had personally handled the situation and it was the UAE authorities who had nabbed the hijackers. The source further told the news portal that there is a strong possibility that the Censor Board in the Middle Eastern countries must have taken objection to it and hence banned the film.

‘Bell Bottom’ also stars Vaani Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Huma Qureshi, Adil Hussain and others in key roles. The film hit the theatres on August 19.

On the work front, Akshay has a pretty interesting line-up of films that includes ‘Bachchan Pandey’, ‘Raksha Bandhan’, ‘Ram Setu’, ‘Prithviraj’ and ‘Atrangi Re’. He is also awaiting the release of Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ co-starring Katrina Kaif in the lead role. The movie also has special cameos of Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn.